Animated manikin



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ANIMATED MANIKIN Filed Oct. 15, 1951 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR Jose 27h flmrin ATTORNEX? Patented Mar. 16, 1954 UNITED STAT PATENT OFFIEE ANIMATED MANIKIN Joseph Albert 'Morin, Bloomfield, N. J.

Application Qctoher 15, 1951, Serial N0. 251,304

1 Claim. 1

sections which are bolted or otherwise connected together.

.Another object of this invention is to provide a manikin wherein one .li-mb such as an arm, is

adapted to have movement simulating the movement of the arm ofa natural person.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind wherein the movable element is formed of resilient or flexible materialso that the movable element will not be broken if such element should strike astationary object.

A further object of this invention is to provide in an animated manikin animprovedmeans vfor efiecting movement of the'desiredlim'b.

With the above and other objects in view, my

invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical section taken substantially through the center of a manikin constructed according to an embodiment of this invention.

.Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation partly in section showing thefront portion of the manikin removed.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevation of the device.

Figure 4 is asectional view taken on thesline 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure-5 is a fragmentarysectional view taken on the line 5"5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional .view taken on the line 66 of Figure 3.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 1-1 of Figurefi.

Figure 8 is asectional view taken on Ltheiline j8i8.of Figural.

Figure 9 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 9-9 of Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a sectional view taken on the line l0l 0 of Figure 5.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line i ll l of Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a sectional view taken on the line l2l2 of Figure 1.

Figure 13 is a sectional view taken on the line 13-13 of Figure 7.

Figure 14 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 14-14 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 15 designates generally a hollow body structure which is formed .of a torso 16., and the torso it is ,iormed of complementary front and back ,members I1 and [8, respectively.

The torso It includes a lower abdomen member l9 formed of complementary front and rear members 20 and 2t, and the torso It is secured to the abdomen member 1'9 by means "of a plate 22 having a pair of longitudinally curved angle members 24 secured thereto, and the front and back members 11 and T8 are secured to the angle members 24 by means of fastening members 25.

The abdomen member 19 is formed with an arcuate lower wall '26 which is seated in a concave wall 21 carried by the hollow "leg members '28. The hollow leg members 28 are formed with complementary front and rear members 29 and 3'0 which are secured -together at their lower ends by bolts 31 A pair .of bolts 32 extend through the plate 22 and the walls "26 and 21 so as to firmly secure the abdomen IS .on the leg structure 128 The torso I 6 includes a tubularneck 32, and .a hollow head 34 formed with a tubular neck "35 has the neck portion '35 thereof telescoping over the neck .32 and secured thereto y means of a bolt 36.

The feet 3.1 ,at'the lower ends of theleg structure are adapted to be secured to a supporting member 38 by means offbolts 39. The torso "It is provided with arms on .each side thereof and one of the arms is movable and is supported and moved as will be hereinafter described. An elongated tubular member -40 extends angularly and downwardly from the u per portion of the side of the torso l6 being formed with a flattened and obtusely disposed upper end .4! which projects loosely through a horizontally elongated opening 42 formed in the torso Hi. The upper 'or inner end ill of the arm member 40 is fixedlysecured as by a bolt '43 to an oscillating plate dismounted onan upstanding shaft 415..

The shaft '45 is ,journa'lle'd in bearings #6 carried by a horizontally disposed plate or wall ill! fixed 'in the upper portion of "the torso t6 and preferably fixed only to the back member I8. The plate 41 is anchored to the plate 22 by means of a pair of bolts 48, and the lower side of the plate 41 has fixed thereto an electric motor 49. The motor 49 includes a reduction gearing 50 of conventional construction, and a vertically disposed drive shaft 5| extends from the reduction gearing 50 and projects upwardly through the plate 41 spaced from the shaft 45.

A crank plate 52 is fixed to the shaft 5| on the upper side of the plate 41, and the plate 52 has pivotally mounted thereon a crank pin 53. The crank pin 53 includes a right angularly disposed threaded shaft 54 which provides one means for connecting the crank pin 53 with the plate M.

An eccentrically disposed pin 55 is rockably carried by the plate 44 and includes a right angularly disposed threaded shaft or rod 56. A tubular connecting member or link 51 is threaded on the two shafts or rods 54 and 56, and preferably the shafts 54 and 56 are provided with right and left hand threads, respectively. The opposite ends of the connecting member 51 are split as indicated at 58 in Figure 11, and the clamping band 59 engages about the split portion of the connecting member 51 so as to tightly hold connecting member 51 against movement relative to the threaded shafts 54 and 56.

The arm 40 has fixed on the outer lower end thereof a right angularly disposed plate 69, and a pair of bushings 6| are secured in spaced relation to each other on the forward or lower side of plate 65 by fastening means 62. The arm 49 constitutes the upper arm, and a forearm 53 is rockably mounted in the bushings 6i and extends downwardly therefrom.

The forearm 63 includes a resilient elongated member 54 preferably formed of rubber or the like which is clamped as by clamping bands 65 to a bar 65. The forearm 64 has projecting from the forward end thereof a plurality of wires 6'! which are five in number and are adapted to embedded in a hand which is also formed of rubber or resilient material capable of being bent.

The wires 61 provide a means whereby the fingers or hand may be bent and retained in their bent position. In this manner the hand may be partially or completely closed and made to grasp an article which is to be swung back and forth with the swinging of the forearm [it and the upper arm 40.

The bar 66 is tubular and is threaded onto a threaded stud 58 which is carried by a right angularly disposed member 69 having studs 19 journalled in the bushings 6!. In order to provide a means whereby the forearm 63 will have movement relative to the upper arm 4%, I have provided a joint tie rod generally designated as i l.

The tie rod H includes a rubber tubular intermediate member i2 which at its inner end telescopes over a jointed bar 13 having a pair of universal joints i4 and I5 interposed therein whereby the arm 53 may yield either vertically or horizontally upon impacting an extraneous object, the two universal joints enhancing the flexibility of the structure. The intermediate member 22 is adjustably clamped to the bar 53 by means of a clamping band 16.

The inner end of the bar 13 indicated by the numeral l'l is fixed to a bracket i8 having a longitudinally bent extension i9 formed with an elongated slot 80. Fastening members 8i extend through the slot 8 so that the bracket 18 may be horizontally adjusted to provide for the desired swinging movement of the forearm 53 relative to the upper arm 40. The forward end of the rubber tube I2 is connected to a jointed bar B2 by means of a clamping band 83, and the bar 82 has extending from the forward end thereof an angled connector 84 which pivotally engages through the tubular member 66.

The bracket base member 19 is also tightly held to the side of the back member l8 by means of a strap 85 which is secured to the back member I8 across the base member 19 by fastening members 86.

In the use and operation of this manikin the motor 49 is connected to a source of electric current supply, and upon rotation of the crank or cam plate 52 plate 44 will be oscillated back and forth so as to thereby oscillate or swing arm members 40 and 53. Inasmuch as the tie rod ll is of shorter length than the upper arm 40 as upper arm l0 swings back and forth tie rod H will also cause a swinging of the forearm 63 relative to the upper arm 40.

While in Figure 6 the forearm 63 is shown as being in substantial alignment with the upper arm 49 in the forward position of the forearm 40, it will be understood that adjustment of the length of the tie rod ll will provide for initial angular position of the forearm 63 in the forward position of the latter.

The forward and rear position of the arm structure in the swinging movement thereof can be adjusted by lengthening or shortening the con nection between the crank pins 53 and 55 through the adjustable linkage 51.

This device may be made out of metal or other suitable material and may have the usual garments disposed thereon which will cover up the arm mechanism so that the device will more closely simulate a person.

What is claimed is:

An animated manikin comprising a hollow upstanding body formed of complementary front and rear sections, a horizontal wall disposed in the upper portion of said body, an arm member, means carried by said wall swingably supporting said arm member, a rotatable crank plate carried by said wall, a crank pin carried by said crank plate, and a linkage connected between said crank pin and said arm, said arm comprising pivotally connected together upper and lower arm members, means for rotating said crank plate to swing said upper arm member, and a tie member, including a plurality of spaced universal joints pivotally connected between said body and said lower arm member to permit yielding of said lower arm member upon impacting an extraneous object.

JOSEPH ALBERT MORIN.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,099,914 Buckley June 16, 1914 2,538,162 Morin Jan. 16, 1951 

